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Waking up is hard to do, but it's easier with NPR's Morning Edition. Hosts Renée Montagne and Steve Inskeep present the day's stories and news to radio listeners on the go. While they are out traveling, David Greene can be heard as regular substitute host. Matt McCleskey and the WAMU news team bring the latest news from the Washington Metro area. Jerry Edwards keeps an eye on the daily commute. Morning Edition provides news in context, airs thoughtful ideas and commentary, and reviews important new music, books, and events in the arts. All with voices and sounds that invite listeners to experience the stories.

Starting this weekend, 20 baseball teams meet in Georgia for a World Series with a twist: most of the athletes on the field are visually impaired. The sport is called Beep Baseball, named for the sound the ball makes so players know where it is.

Are you addicted to technology? Do you check email obsessively, tweet without restraint or post on Facebook during Thanksgiving dinner? Many techies and marketers are tapping into powerful reward mechanisms in our brain to make their products as compelling and profitable as possible.

Security for Vice President Joe Biden's trip to India is tight but agents couldn't do much about some rowdy troublemakers during a stop at the Gandhi memorial. About a dozen monkeys took over a tree above a statue where Biden would be posing.

A House subcommittee Tuesday discussed possible legislation to grant legal status to people who entered the country illegally as children. The hearing offers a clue to the direction House Republican leaders may take in response to a comprehensive immigration overhaul passed by the Democratically controlled Senate last month.

Detroit's bankruptcy has exposed how a once-great American city can collapse. Many sections of Detroit conjure images of severe neglect and desolation. Yet there are pockets of revitalization. But are they enough to remake Detroit? Renee Montagne talks with Robin Boyle of the Urban Studies and Planning Department at Wayne State University about the city's future.

The Senate Banking Committee is looking into whether big banks should be allowed to own key commodity businesses, ranging from warehouses that store metals to oil pipelines. Consumer advocates say the banks sometimes create bottlenecks that push up prices. The banks, not surprisingly, say that's not so.

The top U.S. general has offered his assessment of military options for Syria. Gen. Martin Dempsey outlined the costs, benefits and risks of five options being considered by the Obama administration. Overall, he says, each option has serious downsides.

The royal baby isn't the only bundle of joy making headlines in New Jersey. Nine months after Hurricane Sandy hit — leaving many people stuck at home with nothing to do — there seems to be a bit of a baby boom. Several hospitals in New Jersey report they're delivering hundreds more babies than this time last year.

Pope Francis is in Brazil for World Youth Day. His arrival was marked by some security concerns and crowds eager for a view. Brazil is home to one-tenth of the world's Catholics, but evangelical churches are making inroads. The Washington Post's Juan Forero talks to Renee Montagne about the first Latin American pontiff's challenges in South America.

The German company that owns Mercedes-Benz made a lot of money in the second quarter. Daimler says net profit rose to more than $6 billion, up from about $2 billion in the same quarter last year. The company says it has seen car sales in Europe bottom out, but at the same time, there's been strong demand for some of its new models. Daimler also sold off the rest of its stake in the parent company of Airbus, which helped its numbers.

The Spanish village of Juzcar was suffering from economic hard times. But in 2011, Sony Pictures picked the little town of about 250 people to promote The Smurfs. Promoters painted the entire village the bright blue of those little cartoon creatures. After getting used to the color — and the tourists it drew — residents have voted not to repaint.

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